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The Help: put this on your list

Season 11 Episode 1105 Published 1 year, 10 months ago
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If you're writing a story with multiple protagonists/POVs, or if you're tackling a big social issue in your story, then you'll want to study The Help. As it happens, it's also a cracking example of Conflict Triangles and Narrative Drive - and that's what Melanie and I talk about in this week's episode. - V.

"The bigger the scope of the issue, the smaller the scope of your story." Valerie Francis

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